Marukyu Shoten is a dye studio in Tokyo. Founded in 1899, all the fabric is hand-dyed by a small team of artisans. Marukyu Shoten uses a dyeing technique called chusen,…
NishuraEast’s mission is about finding and offering beautiful, useful and interesting cultural products from Japan. At the heart of this are the brands we work with, and an impressive array of artists, crafts people, designers, and skilled professionals.
These brands reflect the creation of the amazing cultural development of Japan – its diversity, its love of natural materials and the environment, and its wealth of traditional creative skills.
Our mission is a living and evolving thing, and the flow of new objects and brands is a continuing journey. We hope you will share our enjoyment as NishuraEast grows, and here you can take the chance to find out more about what our brands have to offer.
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Marukyu Shoten is a dye studio in Tokyo. Founded in 1899, all the fabric is hand-dyed by a small team of artisans. Marukyu Shoten uses a dyeing technique called chusen, which uses paper stencils called ‘ise katagami’ that have been designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan.
Yukiko Kitahara is a ceramic artist based in Gelves, Seville. Born in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan she studied ceramics in Seto, an area renowned for its ceramic production. She moved to Spain in 1994, and having participated in various ceramic workshops, many of which she was awarded scholarships for, Yukiko set up her own company in...
YSM Inc. is a manufacturing company that creates and fabricates products to delight and excite customers and always challenges itself with new things, capitalising on its sheet metal technology and its knowledge of architecture, illumination and surface emission.
Established in 1969, Toyo Steel was the first company in the world to successfully develop a seamless steel toolbox from a single sheet of steel. They produced simple, durable, and rugged, yet beautifully designed toolboxes with “Made in Japan” quality.
In 1998 popular Japanese Essayist and Copywriter (and sometimes game designer) Shigesato Itoi started a website Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun – The Almost Daily Itoi Newspaper. He posted blog posts, articles, essays and interviews almost everyday, and the website soon grew in popularity, and is currently the most visited personal website in Japan. In 2001...
Hoop Hiroshima produces a wonderfully stylish range of canvas bags. The concept behind their work is simple: to use high quality materials to make beautiful products. With a focus on simplicity and functionality, their aim is to enhance the user’s daily life.
The Kyoya Dye House is one of the few traditional dyehouses left in Japan, where a small team of skilled craftspeople design, dye and sew all their products, including beautiful examples of Tenugui Cloth, which have many traditional uses in Japan.
Located in the heart of Kyoto, the Ippodo Tea Company has been providing the highest quality Japanese green tea since 1717. Unusually, Ippodo is directly involved in the procurement as well as the blending of carefully selected tea leaves.
Marukyu Koyamaen is a highly regarded tea grower, procurer and tea blender in Uji, Kyoto. The company’s private tea estate has a rich history dating back to 1704, and it offers a fine selection of Japanese green tea, using modern and traditional processes.
Stalogy is a design classic: a stationery brand that embodies Japan’s heritage of beautiful materials and history of paper, transformed through the eyes of design guru Manabu Mizuno. The heart…
Stalogy
In 1998 popular Japanese Essayist and Copywriter (and sometimes game designer) Shigesato Itoi started a website Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun – The Almost Daily Itoi Newspaper. He posted blog posts,…
Hobonichi
Established in 1969, Toyo Steel was the first company in the world to successfully develop a seamless steel toolbox from a single sheet of steel. They produced simple, durable, and…
Toyo Steel
Yukiko Kitahara is a ceramic artist based in Gelves, Seville. Born in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan she studied ceramics in Seto, an area renowned for its ceramic production. She moved to…
Yukiko Kitahara
YSM Inc. is a manufacturing company that creates and fabricates products to delight and excite customers and always challenges itself with new things, capitalising on its sheet metal technology and…
Y.S.M Inc.
The Kyoya Dye House is one of the few traditional dyehouses left in Japan, where a small team of skilled craftspeople design, dye and sew all their products, including beautiful…
Kyoya Dye House Co.
Located in the heart of Kyoto, the Ippodo Tea Company has been providing the highest quality Japanese green tea since 1717. Unusually, Ippodo is directly involved in the procurement as…
Ippodo
Marukyu Koyamaen is a highly regarded tea grower, procurer and tea blender in Uji, Kyoto. The company’s private tea estate has a rich history dating back to 1704, and it…
Marukyu Koyamaen
HARU stuck-on design is a creative new concept: different kinds and sizes of tape that allow you to add colour to interiors and objects like never before. Stick on and…
